[Boy Blunder]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Sounds more like bullshit to me. Why would not want to sell a figure they have? First, they're toys, not movies, they don't have street dates. Secondly, since when does Walgreens care about street dates?

Except that they do have street dates, at least some toy lines. I've encountered this mostly at Target - some toys will be stocked before they're supposed to, and get them up to the register and they won't scan, with a message that they're not to be sold until X date.

This has happened with both Transformers and the DC Super Hero Girls lines, just off the top of my head. Wouldn't be surprised that other stores do it, at least with their own exclusives.

As for why Walgreens would care about street dates, well... again, it's a matter of the toy being their exclusive, and they would want to have some say on when they have to reorganize their shelves/system. And once there's a street date on file, the employees (in most cases) would be concerned about getting reprimanded for breaking said street date.

Doesn't make a whole lot of sense, I know, but that's the reality of the situation.